How to Use clumsy in a Sentence

clumsy

adjective

• I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.
• She made a clumsy attempt at a joke.
• I'm sorry about spilling your wine—that was very clumsy of me.
• The nonslip silicone base on this carafe is great for the clumsy tea lovers.
  — Sierra Guardiola, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2021
• The solution to my clumsy start, I’m told, is to drive more quickly.
  — Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 11 May 2021
• The priests’ first attempts to help these people were clumsy, and possibly did more harm than good.
  — Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
• Why would an institution like Stanford choose to look so clumsy and ham-handed in the process?
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2021
• The first game in the Last of Us franchise feels a little clumsy by modern standards.
  — Luke Winkie, Vulture, 4 May 2021
• Their encounter is clumsy but electric — a meet-cute fit for a romantic comedy.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
• Paruk believes the Scandinavian words lom or lumme, meaning clumsy, are the source for the name loon.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021
• But some bad luck and some clumsy mistakes were the difference as the Rangers dropped to 16-18.
  — Dallas News, 7 May 2021
• Blake jumped, and, evading Bourke’s clumsy effort to catch him, fell hard on the road, breaking his wrist and cutting his forehead.
  — Simon Kuper, Town & Country, 11 May 2021
• His clumsy attempts at flirting left the women uncomfortable, Romero said.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021
• Not everyone is a comedian, and most people do not welcome the attempts of clumsy or amateur ones.
  — Washington Post, 22 May 2021
• For example, one cluster included fitful or clumsy fliers like modern chickens and ducks, which fly in quick, straight bursts, and seabirds and vultures.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 May 2021
• The incident is the latest example of how a clumsy attempt to stoke nationalism can strike an insensitive note.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 3 May 2021
• My Japanese knives are thin and nimble and are now my go-to, making my beloved old German blades feel almost clumsy by comparison.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 May 2021
• The reality is that—no offense to Peanut—in the vast majority of cases, robots are still too dumb and clumsy to replace humans outright.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 1 June 2021
• The school's edits – which were clumsy and noticeable – only attracted further unwanted attention.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 25 May 2021
• The main feature of the dance is a clumsy bit of hand jive.
  — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
• My body is a lovely, clumsy thing to move through the world in.
  — Olivia Treynor, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
• This is carbonara for the clumsy, the impatient and the greedy.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The results of Sam’s attempts are clumsy and a bit of a mixed bag.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
• Even one of the extras notes how clumsy and comic the movie is.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2022
• Another one of the boys laughed and called him a clumsy d-word.
  — Damon Young, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
• Be careful, be clumsy, run hot, stay cool, be the bull in the China shop.
  — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• And this—clumsy segue alert—is one way to pull out of a subscription!
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
• My clumsy, blue skis begin to skim the lake, like a sea gull scanning for snacks.
  — Gloria Goodale, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• Worse still, from the French view, the Emperor is portrayed as a clumsy lover.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
• Trevor Bauer makes a clumsy grab at the playoff spotlight.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024